You're the First One I'Ve Told: New Faces of HIV in the South

Whetten-Goldstein, Kathryn; Nguyen, Trang Quyen

ISBN 10 : 0813531144 ISBN 13 : 9780813531144

Editeur : Rutgers University Press, 2002

Synopsis

In the second wave of the HIV epidemic, those with the disease are more likely to be female, young, heterosexual, a racial minority, and rural-living than in the past. An understanding of the vastly different lives of this second wave of HIV-infected persons is vital to the development of user-friendly health care systems.

""You're the First One I've Told""offers a view into the lives of men and women infected with HIV. The experiences of twenty-five people living with this disease in rural eastern North Carolina serve as the foundation of this book, which also draws upon unique HIV/AIDS survey data collected by the authors and statistics from the Southeastern United States. This combination of qualitative and quantitative information provides readers with a vivid description of how people live with HIV/AIDS in the midst of their often traumatic lives, and why they manage their illness in ways that seem to contradict mainstream medical and social wisdom. The people interviewed represent a variety of races, genders, professions, family lives, and medical and social service access and utilization.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rutgers University Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0813531144
• ISBN 13: 9780813531144
• Reliure: Belle reliure
• Nombre de pages: 288
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• Personne responsable: non disponible